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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 09, 1938
Page
3
A sequence of brief quips features Jacky joking with a judge about his organization and prize prospects. The boss and judge tease Jack about conditioning, legs, and crossings while noting his trim trunk and a passenger train theme. Passersby question Jacky's destination, and jokes touch boots on the wrong feet and riding to avoid a fall.
A Canberra man injured a butcher when his early morning attempt to deter a howling Kingston dog went awry. The wood he threw missed the dog, shattered a van windshield, and caused a forehead wound requiring stitches. The dog vanished after the incident. If the dog howls again the householder plans to act.
The Seat of Government Accept Alice Act of 1938 assented to July 1 1988 and in force Friday last. It renames the Federal Capital Territory as the Australian Capital Territory in all documents, abbreviated as A C T rather than F C T. A diary excerpt notes shipboard events and a dramatic claim by the Chief Engineer amid crew safety. The Holbrook dog case upholds destruction of a dog attacking livestock, with collar evidence affecting enforcement.
Eight bottles of Best Remedy for nose chest and throat ailments for cost of one. Two shilling bottle of concentrated HEENZO can be added to water to make a large family supply equal to eight ordinary bottles. Use as nasal antiseptic for catarrh and colds in head, gargle for sore throats, and internal remedy for coughs colds croup bronchitis and influenza. All chemists and stores sell HEENZO.
A verse lament on cricket headlines and radio echoes that dominate daily life. It praises Hassett Don O'Reilly Hammond and English wickets while noting Aussie fans’ fatigue and the looming final game. It questions whether ashes balance sleepless nights once the test crowns are won.
News in Brief reports Dorset colonel T. Lawrence’s cottage handed to the National Trust. Italy builds a new hiner for Nox Lyly, Norway funds with cod surplus, and ten thousand Spanish Civil War schoolchildren cited. Also notes Britain rail platform length, London telephone directory volume, moth gift to museum, gas mask fire in Paris, US Catholic population rise, and a 4 ft 4 in mammoth tusk found near Cologne.
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